| Company Name | Exchange | Ticker | Last Price | Total Analyst Coverage |
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Analyst Name | Rating Company | Target Price |
Upside/ Downside (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd | TSX | AAV | 6.73 | 1,139.8 | Upgrade to outperform from sector perform | Michael Harvey | RBC Capital Markets | 8.50 | 26.3% |
| Centerra Gold Inc | TSX | CG | 3.70 | 874.7 | Upgrade to sector outperform from sector perform | Trevor Turnbull | Scotia Capital | 6.50 | 75.7% |
| Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc | TSX | GS | 31.66 | 938.2 | Upgrade to buy from hold | Doug Young | Desjardins Securities | 36.00 | 13.7% |
| Acadian Timber Corp | TSX | ADN | 12.70 | 212.5 | Initiate with outperform | Daryl Swetlishoff | Raymond James | 16.50 | 29.9% |
| Crocotta Energy Inc | TSX | CTA | 3.99 | 390.0 | Downgrade to sector perform from outperform | Dan Payne | National Bank Financial | 4.25 | 6.5% |
RBC Capital Markets upgraded Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd (TSX: AAV), an intermediate oil and natural gas exploration and production company, to outperform from sector perform increasing its price target to $8.50 from C$7.00, indicating an upside of 26.3% from current levels.
Centerra Gold Inc (TSX: CG), a gold mining company engaged in the production of gold and related activities, was upgraded to sector outperform from sector perform at Scotia Capital, with a price target of C$6.50, indicating an upside of 75.7% from current levels.
Desjardins Securities upgraded Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc (TSX: GS), a wealth management company providing discretionary investment management services to high networth private clients and institutional investors, to buy from hold with a price target of C$36.00, indicating an upside of 13.7% from current levels.
Raymond James initiated coverage on Acadian Timber Corp (TSX: AND), a supplier of primary forest products, with an outperform rating assigning a 12-month price target of C$16.50, indicating an upside of 29.9% from current levels.
National Bank Financial downgraded Crocotta Energy Inc (TSX: CTA), an oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development, exploration, and production of oil and natural gas reserves, to sector perform from outperform with a price target of C$4.25, indicating an upside of 6.5% from current levels.
| Company Name | Exchange | Ticker | Last Price |
Total Analyst Coverage |
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Analyst Name | Rating Company | Target Price |
Upside/ Downside (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synovus Financial Corp | NYSE | SNV | 23.48 | 3,263.3 | Upgrade to outperform from market perform | Michael Rose | Raymond James | 28.00 | 19.3% |
| LIN Media LLC | NYSE | LIN | 25.51 | 1,413.3 | Upgrade to overweight from equalweight | Tracy Young | Evercore Partners | 28.00 | 9.8% |
| Laclede Group Inc/The | NYSE | LG | 46.76 | 1,533.1 | Upgrade to overweight from hold | Daniel M Fidell | US Capital Advisors | 51.00 | 9.1% |
| Multimedia Games Holding Co Inc | NASDAQ | MGAM | 28.70 | 849.9 | Initiate with buy | Steven M Wieczynski | Stifel | 36.00 | 25.4% |
| Black Box Corp | NASDAQ | BBOX | 23.82 | 370.6 | Downgrade to neutral from buy | Gregory Burns | Sidoti & Company LLC | 26.00 | 9.2% |
Raymond James upgraded Synovus Financial Corp (NYSE: SNV), a financial services and a bank holding company engaged in providing integrated financial services, to outperform from market perform with a price target of $28.00, indicating an upside of 19.3% from current levels.
LIN Media LLC (NYSE: LIN), a television company, was upgraded to overweight from equal-weight at Evercore Partners with a price target of $28.00, indicating an upside of 9.8% from current levels.
US Capital Advisors upgraded The Laclede Group Inc (NYSE: LG), a utility holding company operating in two segments: Regulated Gas Utility and Gas Marketing, to overweight from hold increasing its price target to $51.00 from $49.00, indicating an upside of 9.1% from current levels.
Stifel initiated coverage on Multimedia Games Holding Co Inc (NASDAQ: MGAM), engaged in designing, manufacturing and supplying gaming machines and systems, with a buy rating assigning a 12-month price target of $36.00, indicating an upside of 25.4% from current levels.
Sidoti & Company LLC downgraded Black Box Corp (NASDAQ: BBOX), a communications system integrator focused on designing, sourcing, implementing and maintaining communications solutions, to neutral from buy with a price target of $26.00, indicating an upside of 9.2% from current levels.
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